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Atlanta Braves Continue Homestand; Host Philadelphia Phillies

August 12th, 2013 at 11:02 AM By Andrew Auman

Although they saw their 14-game win-streak snapped by the Miami Marlins during a 1-0 shutout, the Atlanta Braves still maintain the best record in Major League Baseball, sitting at an impressive 72-46 record, working out to a .610 win percentage.

The Braves look to improve their record against the divisional rival Phillies, having won 6 out of 9 against them so far this season. The Braves come into the series with their offense firing on all cylinders, after a shutout in the second game of the Marlins series.

Evan Gattis comes into the series after notching 4 hits in his two games against the Marlins, good for a .467 batting average for the series with two doubles. Brian McCann sat out the last two games with a sore knee, leading to Gattis getting the start at catcher for the Braves.

Jason Heyward continued his hot streak in the lead-off position, going 6-13 in the Marlins series for a .433 batting average. Throughout many of the influxes of runs in the series, Heyward always seemed to play a role in it, be it scoring runs, or batting in runs.

The Braves look to bolster their 15-game lead in the NL East in the next three games against the 4th-place Phillies.